Wow, CT, MA, RI all in top 10 list of states in new housing decline.. (Milford: new home, buying)

Slipperman · 08-22-2011, 07:10 AM

actually ME is included too so that's 4 NE states. PA, NY are included as well so that's 6 states out 10 that are in the Northeast..

Housing Decline

Stylo · 08-22-2011, 07:53 AM

This is not overall housing, but new home construction. CT is more established than other states and there is less cheap land to build new homes on. This is not surprising.

skel1977 · 08-22-2011, 08:00 AM

It seems to me a lot of people are moving down to the carolinas and surrounding areas because of the cheap housing/taxes and practically non existent winters.

Slipperman · 08-22-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mkiv808

This is not overall housing, but new home construction.

kinda what the title says..

JayCT · 08-22-2011, 11:23 AM

No surprise really. There is also less of a "New construction is better than existing" attitude here in the northeast. People aren't as scared of buying older homes and fixing them up as they seem to be in the south and west. Also the best locations are already built on so why buy new in a poorer location. You can always fix up the place but you can't change location. Jay

Kristin85 · 08-23-2011, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JayCT

No surprise really. There is also less of a "New construction is better than existing" attitude here in the northeast. People aren't as scared of buying older homes and fixing them up as they seem to be in the south and west. Also the best locations are already built on so why buy new in a poorer location. You can always fix up the place but you can't change location. Jay

My thoughts exactly. I'm trying to relocate and purchase a house in Maine. Almost no one thinks about building new in the state unless they are very wealthy or don't mind having a cheap, block-like manufactured home. New England is known for its charming older homes, so it's not surprising people aren't knocking them down to build new ones.

Angelic_Avalon · 08-23-2011, 02:28 PM

I actually hate new looking houses, they look so fake.

Stylo · 08-23-2011, 02:34 PM

In Milford, there's barely any lots left to build new homes on. Coastal teardowns are common. But I've seen at least a dozen new homes built this year across town. My builder is seeing increased activity. FWIW.

nep321 · 08-23-2011, 04:39 PM

Although it is true that Atlanta, Raleigh, Charlotte and Florida have disgusting suburban sprawl with cookie cutout new homes, this is not the case for all of the South. The states of Mississippi and Alabama don't suffer from this phenomenon, and have plenty of charming older homes from the days of the Old South. It nearly rivals New England IMO in terms of charm and authenticity. But most people are unaware of this truth, because all they see are those large metro areas.

Angelic_Avalon · 08-23-2011, 05:02 PM

I dont mind new homes as long as it looking beautiful that brinsg good feng shui to the landscape, not fake looking. I really love french and spanish colonial AND Georgian colonial, and Italianate.

I know in Connecticut urban areas there are empty lots where some house used to be. They should filled that up. I think building new french and spanish colonial would be interesting to the streetscape.